KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced the 2022-23 NABC Honors Court, recognizing those men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference was represented by a conference record 36 student-athletes. To view the entire 2022-23 NABC Honors Court, click here.
This year marks the 11th-straight season 14 or more SCAC student-athletes have earned NABC Honors Court recognition.
The student-athletes hail from seven of the league's nine member schools, including Austin College, Colorado College, University of Dallas, Schreiner University, Southwestern University, Texas Lutheran University and Trinity University. Schreiner and Southwestern paced all SCAC schools with eight members on the NABC Honors Court, followed by Trinity (6), Dallas (4), Texas Lutheran (4), Austin College (3) and Colorado College (3).
The NABC Honors Court recognizes the talents and gifts that these men possess off the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom.
Below are the 36 SCAC student-athletes who were recognized:
Austin College
Christian Luera - Junior - Kinesiology
Jason Jones Jr. - Junior - Media Studies
Jonathan Lawrence - Senior - Political Science
Colorado College
Alex Russo - Junior - Economics
Taylor Harris - Junior - Neuroscience
Trey Crawford - Junior - Mathematics
University of Dallas
Jacob Giunta - Senior - Business
Louis Christifano - Junior - Business
Matt Holloway - Senior - Business
Zac Olmsted - Graduate Student - Business Administration
Schreiner University
Beau Cervantes - Junior - Polittical Science
Christian Caldwell - Junior Business
Cristian Guajardo - Junior - Biology
Damian Maldonado - Junior - Public Health
Jackson Reid - Junior - Cyber Security
Marcus Villarreal - Junior - Nursing
Mateus Reichert Blume - Junior - Exercise Science
Southwestern University
Chris Ojonta - Senior - Computer Science
Jacob Hester - Junior - Business
Josh Jones - Senior - Education
Leo Toussaint - Senior - Bio-Chemistry
Mason Murphy - Senior - Business
Preston Hannah - Senior - Business
Sam Lacy - Junior - Business
Zac Black - Senior - Business
Texas Lutheran University
Darnell Horton - Junior - Business Administration
Easton Allen - Junior - Communication Studies
Isaac Orozco - Junior - Integrated Studies
John Watson - Senior - Business Administration
Trinity University
Abdullah Roberts - Junior - Mathematical Finance
AJ Clark - Graduate Student - Hospital Administration
Ben Hanley - Senior - Communications
Grayson Herr - Junior - Mathematical Finance
Griffin Levine - Senior - Business Management
Tanner Brown - Junior - Biology
In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. The qualifications are as follows:
1. Academically a junior or senior and a varsity player.
2. Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2022-23 academic year.
3. Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.
4. Member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC member coach.
Click here to see the full list of 2022-23 NABC Honors Court members.